Well everything was going along swimmingly until yesterday about 11:30. Wilson was off work and he was going to get the horses hay. Wilson was moving the truck and he saw Maaco run around the corner and he was screaming and hollering. Then he would run back to the barn – then he would run back over to see if Wilson was following him. Wilson finally went around the corner and saw Guapo standing there and he first noticed his hoof and it was covered in blood. Then he looked up – he had a cut across his chest that was 16 inches long and the skin was just hanging on for dear life. Guapo was screaming like “help me”! Wilson called me at work and I called the vet to meet us out there. The girl that answered the phone said all the vets where in surgery or out on calls and she would call me back in 10 minutes. Well I have to pass the vet’s office on my home so I just stopped in and asked “how much longer”. Dr. Kerrin, our regular vet, pulled in about that time so he came on over. Guapo wouldn’t move at all. Wilson and the vet had to basically drag him to the back yard so he could work on him. He started messing with the flap of skin and Guapo started to get upset so Dr. Kerrin walked over to his truck and got him a tranquilizer shot. Wilson was holding Guapo’s lead rope and said “so how long will it take for this to start affecting him”. About that time Guapos nose dropped to the ground and damn near pulled Wilson down and Dr. Kerrin said “is that quick enough for you?” Poor Guapo he was doing his best to stand there, he was swaying back and forth. His little eyes just kept shutting – he was out of it. The vet got him all stitched up, 64 stitches in all. He has 2 drain plugs and we have to go out there everyday and put Vaseline on his leg (the blood dripping will irritate his skin and cause the hair to fall out). He has pain meds to take twice a day and antibiotics that we have to put in his feed. He has to stay cross pinned in his stall for 2 weeks. His head is tied so he can only look straight forward.
We went out at 5:30 Tuesday morning to check on him and the meds had worn off because he was pissed. I guess he woke up and realized that he can’t move and he was not happy about that. We have to keep him from pulling out those drains and stitches so he is just going to have to be pissed. I have a stool in the barn so I can sit out there with him when I get off work. Yesterday I read an article to him about how to pick the perfect pecan. LOL He has his hay, feed and water right there in front of him but still – that life has got to suck, especially when you are normally free to roam around with your buddy. Maaco is just staying in the stall next to Guapo – he just won’t leave his side. I guess he is worried about his little buddy. The vet said we have to keep Maaco far enough away from Guapo so that he can’t pull on the stitches. He said if Macco discovers it’s the stitches that are hurting Guapo he will help him pull them out. WTH? (What the Hell). I know my horses are not that smart but hey, you never know.
We have no idea what caused this. We don’t know if he rubbed up against something sharp and it cut him. Wilson seems to thinks someone cut him but it’s like the vet said yesterday “a horse will let you cut him for about 2 inches and then he is out of there – this cut is straight for 16 inches so it’s unlikely but I will not rule it out”. I just don’t want to believe that anyone would come into our pasture and do that. Why one and not the other, why our horse and not the neighbors – it just doesn’t make sense.
I think maybe he was running and he got too close to something sharp. My only problem with that theory is we can’t find anything that has hair or blood on it. There is no telling what happened to him. I just hope he recovers quickly, he has no infections, and doesn’t have any after effects.
October is bonus month for both Wilson and I and I had picked out the most beautiful dining room suite. It is beautiful, 5 ft pine wood table, with 4 chairs and a bench with a cute little hutch with it. Well now our bonus’ are still going to something with 4 legs but it’s hairy and doesn’t come with a hutch!!!!
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OMG...That is awful! mom had said that they talked to wilson but I haven't had a chance to read in 2 weeks...that dang new job is going to be the death of me! I can't get on the internet...no facebook, no email, and worst of all no blogging!!! I'm off to read the other post...
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